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Ludlow Church of England School

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personMr Mark Burton

corporate_fareDIOCESE OF HEREFORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onLudlow, SY8 1GJ

language Visit Website phone 1584872691

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

584

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Attainment 8

41.9

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GCSE Rank

#14 in Shropshire

#2,265 of 3,216 nationally

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Ludlow Church of England School is a Academy converter secondary school in Ludlow, serving ages 11-16. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Ludlow Church of England School is an academy converter in Ludlow, Shropshire, admitting pupils aged 11-16. It is part of DIOCESE OF HEREFORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 623 pupils on roll, of whom 22% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, pupils achieved an Attainment 8 score of 41.9, placing the school #14 in Shropshire and #2,265 of 3,216 nationally. 30.00% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and Maths. 10.8% of all GCSE entries were graded 9–7.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Requires improvement, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 15.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Secondary Performance Trends (KS4)

2025

Progress 8 Score

Attainment 8

41.9

Grade 5+ E&M

30.00%

Grade 9–7 (all GCSEs)10.8%

Entering EBacc16.40%

EBacc APS3.52

2024

Progress 8 Score

-0.47

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

41.4

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc14.50%

EBacc APS3.5

2023

Progress 8 Score

-0.31

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

42.8

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc17%

EBacc APS3.53

2022

Progress 8 Score

-0.38

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

42.5

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc19%

EBacc APS3.53

2021

Progress 8 Score

Attainment 8

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc23%

EBacc APS-

2019

Progress 8 Score

-0.46

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

43.3

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc29%

EBacc APS3.77

2018

Progress 8 Score

-0.24

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

42.6

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc37%

EBacc APS3.78

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Student Destinations (After Secondary)

This module shows what students did after finishing Key Stage 4 (GCSEs). It reflects how well the school prepares pupils for the real world.

2025

Stayed in Education / Employment

90%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)82%

Apprenticeships5%

Employment3%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)7%

2024

Stayed in Education / Employment

94%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)83%

Apprenticeships6%

Employment6%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)6%

2023

Stayed in Education / Employment

94%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)77%

Apprenticeships6%

Employment11%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)6%

2022

Stayed in Education / Employment

92%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)79%

Apprenticeships3%

Employment10%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)6%

2021

Stayed in Education / Employment

94%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)84%

Apprenticeships5%

Employment5%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)5%

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 May 2025

Inspection Report

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11 February 2020

Inspection Report

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13 April 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-05-07

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2020-02-11

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2015-09-29

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-10-17

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

14.3%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 7.3% for this term (secondary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

7.2%(45 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 7.398% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 623 pupils. During this period, there were 89 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 14.3%, which is above the termly national average of 7.3%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	623	89	14.3%	7.3%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	631	101	16.0%	7.8%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	609	57	9.4%	7.4%	2
2023/24 (Spring term)	612	81	13.2%	7.1%	3
2023/24 (Autumn term)	615	28	4.6%	8.2%	4
2022/23 (Summer term)	580	13	2.2%	6.6%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	584	22	3.8%	6.4%	1
2022/23 (Autumn term)	593	14	2.4%	5.9%	2
2021/22 (Summer term)	556	19	3.4%	4.7%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	559	25	4.5%	4.9%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	564	17	3.0%	4.4%	3
2020/21 (Summer term)	569	20	3.5%	3.6%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	566	5	0.9%	1.0%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	572	25	4.4%	3.9%	3
2019/20 (Summer term)	565	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	565	16	2.8%	3.2%	2
2019/20 (Autumn term)	573	11	1.9%	4.2%	1
2018/19 (Summer term)	587	16	2.7%	3.1%	2
2018/19 (Spring term)	585	34	5.8%	3.8%	1
2018/19 (Autumn term)	595	34	5.7%	3.8%	2
2017/18 (Summer term)	617	23	3.7%	3.4%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	626	26	4.2%	3.0%	1
2017/18 (Autumn term)	635	18	2.8%	3.7%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 36 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 27 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 13 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 10 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

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Ludlow Church of England School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Secondary Performance Trends (KS4)

Student Destinations (After Secondary)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Secondary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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